Healthy Summer Tootsies: Natural Foot & Nail Care

Testimonials

On Sunday we bought De-Stuff for our 3 year old daughter who has struggled with a cold all week. After 2 doses of it, along with the Chesty formula, she slept so well that night and woke up looking and sounding so much better. Now almost 3 days later her cold is all but gone. I wish I had have found out about it sooner.

– Bridgette Robinson

Brought a bottle of children's chest syrup and it works like magic no more coughing during the night. Also my son loves the taste

– Philippa Quigley

Absolutely love baby balm. My 6 week old had flakey, dry skin and nothing I had tried was helping until I tried baby balm. Her skin is so much better. I can't believe how fast it worked. Thank you Kiwiherb!!!

– Alex Lazzaro

My wife and I have been using this product for years and they are amazing and work fantastic!!! We have the all the children's stuff including the echinature, chest syrup, throats syrup and the De-stuff!!! Absolutely amazing products We love them

– Craig Hume

I brought a bottle of De-stuff for my 11 month old daughter yesterday who has had a runny nose for the last 5 days, I've been wiping her nose constantly but after 2 doses of De-stuff I've only had to wipe her nose twice today. I wish I'd known about this sooner. I will be using this straight away in the future

– Melissa Bayne

I'm not often inspired enough to go seek out a brand's Facebook page just to give them my positive feedback - in fact this is the first time ever. I just wanted to express how much I love the children's cough syrup, it's always worked wonders on my kids - it's now taken to the next level with the inclusion of the syringe which is long enough to reach the bottom of the bottle - hurray! It's always been the bane of my mum-life trying to reach the medicine when the bottles have run low with syringes that aren't long enough - thank you!

– Melissa White

I love Kiwiherb! Finding something that worked so well, and was safe for my daughter when she was at an age where she couldn't have all other medicines, it was such a great help! And now I use nothing else

– Alyssa Francis-King

Received a bottle of children's chest syrup to trial and what can I say it's magic in a bottle!! After a single dose they didn’t cough the whole night which meant a better sleep for everyone after two days they were so much better and they liked the taste which is great, can't wait to try more of your products

– Daniella Bhagat

Healthy Summer Tootsies: Natural Foot & Nail Care

About the Author

Asti Renaut

Asti Renaut is a degree-qualified medical herbalist and naturopath with over ten years clinical experience. Asti practices in Christchurch, New Zealand, treating a wide range of health issues. She especially enjoys working with infants and children, and finally has one of her own to practice on! One of the cornerstones of Asti's practice and philosophy is the importance of education and sharing information. She believes that empowering clients to understand their own bodies and health, and giving practical tips and tools to use from the garden and kitchen are just as important for wellness as qualified professional care.

Have you heard of Trichophyton mentagrophytes? Its one of three kinds of dermatophytes or fungi that cause Athlete’s Foot, also known as tinea pedis. If you’ve ever suffered from this flakey itchy peeling infection between the toes or on your feet, you’ll know it can be stubborn! It is also very unpleasant and rather contagious. So, better to get rid of it, and with some haste.

Essential oils and plant extracts have long been used for killing bugs- even the Ancient Egyptians used them for embalming to stop bacterial and microbial growth. These days, modern scientific literature acknowledges that many drug treatments for fungal skin infections can be rather toxic, and that plant-based treatments are extremely effective and much safer.

The essential oil from Thyme (Thymus vulgaris) has been shown in trials to be extremely effective against Trichophyton mentagrophytes, as well as many other fungi, bacteria and microbes.

An important consideration when choosing a topical anti-fungal product is its ability to not only kill the fungi, but also to promote the healing and strengthening of your skin. Calendula (Calendula officinalis) has just this capacity. Naturally nourishing, Calendula not only has inherent anti-fungal and anti-inflammatory properties, it also speeds up tissue repair and regeneration.

New Zealand native Kanuka (Kunzea ericoides) is the taller, more graceful cousin of the slightly-more-famous Manuka. Manuka and Kanuka are chemically similar, both showing antimicrobial activity and a powerful anti-fungal action.

All these extracts combine to provide a natural approach to treating fungal infections of the skin that not only attacks the fungi, but also reduces inflammation, itching and redness, and helps heal and strengthen the skin to prevent further infection.

Because Summer is not only the time that you notice your feet more, but also the time that Athlete’s Foot often flares up (due to sweaty feet), now is the time to act!